List of University of Kent people
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A list of people related to the University of Kent.
See also: Category:People associated with the University of Kent
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[edit] Officers
Several positions did not technically exist prior to the formal incorporation of the University by approval of its Charter on January 4, 1965. However several were appointed beforehand as nominal "officer designates", performing the same duties. The Duchess of Kent was not formally installed as Chancellor until March 30, 1966.[1]
[edit] Chancellors
- 1963-1968 Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
- 1970-1990 Jo Grimond (later Baron Grimond) - see University of Kent at Canterbury Chancellor election, 1970
- 1990-1995 Sir Robert Horton
- 1996-2006 Sir Crispin Tickell
- 2006- Sir Robert Worcester
[edit] Vice-Chancellors
- 1963-1980 Dr Geoffrey Templeman
- 1980-1994 Dr D J E Ingram
- 1994-2001 Professor Robin Sibson
- 2001-2007 Professor Sir David Melville
- 2007- Professor Julia Goodfellow
[edit] Pro Chancellors
- 1960-1971 Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis
- 1971-1977 Sir Paul Chambers
- 1977-1984 Dr Robin Leigh-Pemberton
- 1984-1993 Rt Rev Dr David Say
- 1993-1999 John Knatchbull, 7th Baron Brabourne
- 1999-2005 Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield
Title changed to:
[edit] Chair of the Council
- 2005-date Valerie Marshall
[edit] Visitors
The Visitor of the university is the Archbishop of Canterbury ex officio. The following Archbishops have served:
- 1965-1974 Michael Ramsey (appointed Archbishop 1961)
- 1974-1980 Donald Coggan
- 1980-1991 Robert Runcie
- 1991-2002 George Carey
- 2002-date Rowan Williams
[edit] Notable Staff
See also: Category:Academics of the University of Kent
- Harry Bloom - Former South African political activist, author
- Upamanyu Chatterjee - Indian author
- Frank Furedi - founder and chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), Professor of Sociology
- Roy Goodman - freelance conductor, violinist and organist
- Abdulrazak Gurnah - writer
- Rosalyn Higgins - President of the International Court of Justice
- Michael J. L. Kirby - Former Canadian Senator
- Ellie Lee - British pro-choice activist
- Bill MacMillan - Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia
- Marilynne Robinson - American author
- Glenn White - Astronomer
- John Zarnecki - Space scientist and principal on the Huygens probe
[edit] Famous Alumni
See also: Category:Alumni of the University of Kent
[edit] Academia
- Anuwar Ali - Economist and exponent of higher education, second Vice-Chancellor and President of Open University Malaysia
- Homa Katouzian - Professor of Iranian Studies at the University of Oxford
- Robert Lethbridge - Professor, Master of Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge
- Ralph Townsend - Headmaster of Winchester College
[edit] Acting
- Alan Davies - comedian and actor
- Ramon Tikaram - actor
- Tom Wilkinson OBE - actor, Oscar nominee
- Paul Telfer - actor
[edit] Literature
- Fred D'Aguiar - novelist, playwright, and poet
- Michael Baigent - Co-Author of "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail", which influenced "The Da Vinci Code", and other books on religion and mysticism.
- Valerie Bloom - poet
- Debjani Chatterjee - poet
- Adrian Gilbert - author of books on mysticism
- Kazuo Ishiguro - novelist, Man Booker Prize winner
- David Mitchell - novelist
- Sarah Waters - novelist
- David Wingrove - novelist
- Frederick Kambemba Yamusangie - novelist
- Musaemura Zimunya - Zimbabwean contemporary author and poet
[edit] Media
- Kate Blewett - documentary film-maker.
- Rosie Boycott - journalist, former editor of The Independent
- Paul J. Bradley - film producer for Merchant Ivory Productions
- Ian Collins - talkSPORT radio presenter
- Gavin Esler - BBC Newsnight Presenter
- Shiulie Ghosh - ITV News Presenter
- Fi Glover - BBC radio presenter
- Charlotte Green - BBC radio presenter, voted "Most Attractive Female Voice on National Radio"
- David Horsey - Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist
- Mark Mardell - BBC presenter
- Nick Piercey - BBC Local Radio presenter
- Neal Purvis - screenwriter (switched Universities before graduating)
- Carolyn Quinn - BBC Radio 4 political presenter
- Paul Ross - journalist and presenter
- Robert Wade - screenwriter
- Patrick Wright - journalist and author
[edit] Politics & administration
- Sir David Akers-Jones - Former acting Governor of Hong Kong, 1986/87
- Azizan Abdul Razak - Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah
- Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton - Government Whip in the House of Lords
- Ronald D. Coleman - Former United States Representative for Texas
- Chris Davies - Liberal Democrat Member of the European Parliament for North West England, former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament, former Member of Parliament for Littleborough and Saddleworth
- Tamsin Dunwoody - Former Labour Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire and former minister in the Welsh Assembly Government
- Kishwer Falkner, Baroness Falkner of Margravine - Liberal Democrat peer
- Dame Ann Hercus DCMG - New Zealand politician and diplomat
- David Lepper - Labour Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion
- Chris Mole - Labour Member of Parliament for Ipswich
- Emily Thornberry - Labour Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury
- Fu Ying - Chinese Ambassador to Australia
[edit] Sports
- Paul Ackford - former England rugby player, The Sunday Telegraph sports journalist
- David Fulton - Cricketer, former captain of Kent County Cricket Club
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Jackie Clune - comedienne
- Tom Frame - Australian Christian Minister of religion, historian, academic, author, and social commentator.
- Sir Hugh Orde OBE - Chief Constable of Northern Ireland
- Stephen Shaw - Prisons and Probation Ombudsman for England and Wales
- Charles Wigoder - telecommunications entrepreneur
- Johnny Yeo - Artist
[edit] References
- ^ Graham Martin, From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury (University of Kent at Canterbury, 1990) page 32 ISBN 0-904938-03-4
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